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UMass Chan lays off and furloughs 200 employees
April 17, 2025The layoffs and furloughs represent about 3% of UMass Chan’s entire workforce, which includes more than 6,500 employees total and more than 4,000 in Central Massachusetts.
April 17, 2025
Worcester to ask voters if college endowments should be taxed
April 16, 2025Both Mero-Carlson and Mayor Joseph Petty insisted these proposed mandatory payments to the city government are not a tax.
April 16, 2025
Farmers eye carveout for solar power installations
April 16, 2025Sen. Becca Rausch of Needham questioned why clean energy is singled out when farms have other needs as well.
April 16, 2025
State looks to lure early-stage firms with tax credit reform
April 16, 2025Eliminating the $5 million annual cap on refundable credits will help more "early-stage, high-growth companies" participate in the incentive program, the administration said, even if they are not yet profitable.
April 16, 2025
Top Mass. economic development official stepping down
April 16, 2025Officials said Hao is leaving state government to address pressing family matters but will continue to be available as an advisor to Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll.
April 16, 2025
Healey: NIH cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Chan stands to lose $80M
April 15, 2025Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is warning the effects of these cuts will be irretrievable, impacting residents, employees, and companies through all industry sectors.
April 15, 2025
AG: Dunkin’ stores in Millbury, Worcester, Westborough, Grafton cited for child labor violations
April 15, 2025The franchise operators of nearly 80 Dunkin' locations, including in four communities in Central Massachusetts have been cited by the Massachusetts Attorney General for allegedly violating child labor laws.
April 15, 2025
Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
April 15, 2025While the statewide climb in prices was expected, the slight decline in total sales in both Central Massachusetts and the entire state was not foreseen.
April 15, 2025
Bill proposed to protect Mass. professionals from federal healthcare investigations
April 15, 2025Senate Democrats announced a bill Monday morning intended to shield reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from out-of-state threats, saying it was part of the response effort to the Trump administration.
April 15, 2025
Six Central Mass. businesses to participate in $3.6M e-bike program
April 14, 2025Officials from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center met at Landry’s Bicycles in Worcester on Monday to unveil a new incentive program designed to make e-bikes more affordable for low- and moderate-income residents.
April 14, 2025
Central Mass. business confidence grows optimistic, as the state’s falls to five-year low
April 11, 2025The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index defied the state’s broader trend in March, stepping back into optimistic territory while all other regions sank further into pessimism.
April 11, 2025
New top federal prosecutor in Mass. says supervised injection sites are illegal
April 11, 2025Activists have been pushing state government for years to pass a bill authorizing overdose prevention centers and federal law has consistently been identified as the primary barrier.
April 11, 2025
Mariano says Milton has legitimate complaint over MBTA housing law, declines to intervene
April 11, 2025"I felt that if I was the judge, and I'm not, all they got is this crazy little trolley car. They don't have a train, they don't have bus access and stuff," Mariano told reporters Thursday.
April 11, 2025
Visas revoked for 12 Clark University international students
April 10, 2025Coming on the heels of news about four WPI students have their visas revoked, Clark University has seen a dozen students at the school suffer the same fate.
April 10, 2025
Healey says tariff reversal does nothing to stop chaos and uncertainty
April 10, 2025"This is why people cannot deploy capital. They can't invest in their workforce," Healey told reporters, flanked by attendees of the State House meeting she convened.
April 10, 2025
Four WPI international students have visas revoked
April 10, 2025Federal authorities have revoked the visas of four international students studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
April 10, 2025
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